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CUPID'S  ALMANAC 


THE    PROPOSAL   PLANT 

Heartis  Throbol* 
LOVEYOULIA  Family. 

This  must  not  be  confused  with  the  Wild  .Popper  weed, 
Paterfamilias  Furiosis,  which  if  not  kept  in  its  bed,  often 
chokes  off  the  Proposal  Plant  and  prevents  its  blooming. 


CUPID'S 
ALMANAC 

and  GUIDE  to 
HEJHtTICULTURE 

for 

This  Year  and  J\[ext 

Compiled  for  D.  Oupid 
by  JoHn  Cecil  Clay 
and  Oliver  Herford 


Published  by 

HOUGHTON   MIFFLIN   COMPANY 

Boston  and  New 


COPYRIGHT   1908  BY   HOUGHTON   MIFFLIN   COMPANY 
ALL    RIGHTS    RESERVED 

Published  Septemb 


THIRD  IMPRESSION 

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GrRASS 


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WEATHER:  SPRINGTIDES:  PLANETS' 
MOTIONS:  SUN  AND  MOON'S  RISING 
AND  SETTING:  LENGTH  OF  DAYS: 
TIME  OF  HIGH  WATER:  FAIRS: 
COURTS  AND  HOLIDAYS. 


Tides 


Rains 


In  most  of  the  coastwise  states  the 
tides  will  keep  coming  in  as  usual, 
but  the  wonderful  changes  in  the 
flow  of  the  Gulp  stream  will  have 
a  canny  effect  on  some  of  the  in 
terior  states. 


:EXTRA 


This  will  be  a  dry  year. 


Length  of  Days 


The  days  will  be  longer  this  year 
for  those  not  in  love  than  they  will 
be  for  us. 


The  Golden  Number 


Fairs 


The  Golden  Number  this  year  is 
only  2. 


The  Fairs  will  be 
just  as  fair  this  year 
as  last  —  if  anything, 
a  little  fairer. 


Courts 


The  Spring  Courts  will  be  con 
tinued  on  into  the  summer,  maybe 
longer.  As  heretofore,  cases  having 
been  appealed  and  receiving  a  satisfactory  decision 
from  the  Supreme  Court  should  also  receive  the 
sanction  of  the  church. 

Cupid** s  Legal  Holidays 

Cupid's  Birthday,  January  i  :  St.  Valentine's : 
The  First  Day  of  Spring :  Midsummer  Day : 
Proposal  Day,  September  17:  Followed  by 
Mourner's  Morn  (a  half-hearted  holiday)  for  the 
other  fellow,  September  i  8  :  Hallowe'en. 

Every  Student  of  Hearticulture  is  allowed  three 
Legal  Holidays  to  be  their  very  own. 


Artists5  Note 

TO  the  lovers  of  Beauty  no  branch  of  science 
offers  such  varied  delights  as  that  of  Hearti- 
culture ;  at  the  same  time  no  pursuit  is  so  full  of  disap 
pointments  for  the  inexperienced  and  pitfalls  for  the 
unwary.  It  is  the  study  of  a  lifetime;  no  one  can  say  he 
is  a  master  of  He  arti culture.  Many  of  the  most  suc 
cessful  gardeners  give  it  up  as  they  become  older:  some 
from  disappointment  over  a  trifling  failure,  others 
from  sheer  weariness;  still  more  take  up  a  branch  of 
nursery-gardening  called  Matrimony,  which  demands 
such  close  attention  and  care  that  it  has  come  to  be 
regarded  as  a  profession  in  itself. 

It  has  even  been  asserted  that  Matrimony  is  no 
branch  of  He  arti  culture  at  all — a  statement  so  far 
from  the  truth  that  it  can  only  come  from  a  disap 
pointed  or  unsuccessful  He  art  Gardener.  Be  warned, 
dear  reader;  if  you  should  take  up  this  highest  and 
most  beautiful  of  all  the  branches  of  Hearticulture 
with  such  an  erroneous  idea,  you  are  foredoomed  to 
failure. 

If  this  little  book  be  the  means  of  showing  to  even 
the  least  of  these  the  error  of  his  ways,  we  shall  not 
feel  that  it  has  been  made  in  vain. 


ENGAGEMENT: 


to. 


to. 


Master  Cupid  he  made  a  plan 
For  a  garden  of  Hearts  on  the 


f"t  of 


JAN 


HEARTICULTURE 

January 


ONE  cannot  begin  too  early,  and  January  is  the 
time  for  looking  over  the  ground  and  plan 
ning  the  arrangement  of  the  Heart  Garden. 

Outside  of  the  Hothouse  few  flowers  are  to  be  seen 
in  January.  The  most  noticeable  of  these  is  the 
Common  Turnleaf  or  Resolution  Plant,  a  sort  of 
Neverlasting  Flower.  The  Turnleaf  abounds  during 
the  early  days  of  January,  but  disappears  as  the  month 
progresses. 

It  is  a  showy  plant,  with  its  curiously  marked 
leaves,  but  is  seldom  known  to  blossom.  The  Flower, 
which  is  said  to  be  of  the  purest  white,  with  an  odor 
somewhat  resembling  Sanctity,  is  entirely  concealed 
by  the  leaves,  which  begin  to  turn  as  soon  as  the  plant 
is  full-grown. 

When  the  new  leaves  have  completely  turned  over, 
the  flower  will  be  seen  in  all  its  snowy  beauty.  This, 
however,  rarely  happens,  as  most  of  the  plants  die 
long  before  the  turning  process  is  accomplished. 

Another  winter-blooming  flower  is  the  Valentine 
Plant  (Lovelornia  Dtsperatia\  one  of  the  Epistolaria 
Family.  This  should  be  set  out  towards  the  end  of 
the  month,  as  it  flowers  in  the  middle  of  February. 

NOTE.  Recent  investigations  have  shown  that  this  destruc 
tive  Blight,  of  which  the  Turnleaf  is  the  victim,  is 
caused  by  a  deadly  germ  known  as  Jus 
moria. 


THE    PUFF    BLOSSOM 

Powderminosia  Delicatea 
FRIVOLIA  Family. 

Shy.    Blooms  in  out-of-the-way  corners  and  on  dressing- 
tables. 


THE    CHECK   WEED 

An  uncertain  plant.    Don't  try  to  raise  them  unless  you  have  had 
experience. 


He  stole  so?ne  cord  from  the  spider  s  web 
To  make  a  fence  on  the 
first  of    FEE 


HEARTICULTURE 

February 


THE  Valentine  Plants  are  now  fully  grown,  but 
the  flowers  do  not  appear  until  the  middle  of 
the  month,  when  they  are  ready  to  be  packed,  and 
sent  by  the  male  to  all  parts  of  the  world. 

The  Valentine  Plants  are  very  sensitive  to  en 
vironment  and  temperature,  and  occasionally  pro 
duce  a  flower,  remarkably  like  that  of  the  Poppia  or 
Proposal  Plant,  to  which  it  is  said  by  some  to  be 
allied. 

There  is  another  variety  of  the  Valentine  Plant, 
much  dreaded  by  Hearticulturists,  and  unfortunately 
only  too  common,  known  as  Valentino,  Vulgar ia.  In 
well-kept  gardens  it  is  regarded  as  a  weed  and  de 
stroyed  whenever  it  appears.  The  flower  is  gaudy 
in  color  and  emits  a  most  offensive  odor.  A  power 
ful  irritant  to  all  the  senses,  it  is  to  some  people  quite 
poisonous,  though  rarely  fatal  in  its  effects. 

The  Social  Climber  (Aspira  Socialis)  or  Push  Vine, 
which  blooms  in  the  most  inclement  weather  and 
in  the  most  Uninviting  Places,  is  often  seen  during 
this  month.  By  fastidious  gardeners  it  is  considered 
an  undesirable  visitor,  and  though  impossible  to  ex 
clude  it  altogether,  if  kept  well  in  check  during  the 
winter  it  will  be  less  troublesome  in  the  summer 
months.  The  Push  Vine  is  the  toughest  of  all  the 
Aspiration  Vines,  and  under  favorable  circumstances 
attains  a  great  height. 


• 


THE   VALENTINE    FLOWER 

Lovelornia  Desperatia 
EPISTOLARIA   Family. 

Blooms  only  one  day  in  the  year,  but  if  the  blossoms  are 
tenderly  kept  they  will  retain  their  sweetness  for  a  long 
time. 


THE   ASPIRA   POETICA 

This  plant  speaks  for  itself. 


ENGAGEMENT; 


to. 


To. 


From  seeds  he  V  stored  in  an  acorn  jar 
He  selected  with  care  on  the 

fi>-«tf  MAR 


H  EARTICULTURE 

March 


IT  is  still  too  cold  to  set  oat  the  young  Hope 
Plants.  Hope  poles  for  their  support  should  be 
out  in  readiness  and  stuck  in  the  ground  at  proper 
intervals.  For  this  purpose  the  best  poles  are  Spruce, 
or  Heart  of  Oak,  or  if  the  Hope  Plants  live  till 
midsummer,  the  Sea  Beach.  Weeping  Willow,  and 
Pine,  of  course,  should  be  avoided. 

Weeding  must  now  begin  in  earnest,  though  it  is 
as  yet  too  early  for  the  Gossip  Weed  and  the  poison 
ous  Scandalwood. 

Antipathy,  another  noxious  weed,  in  its  early 
stages  often  resembles  Reciprocation,  the  very  sweet 
est  of  all  the  early  spring  flowers.  Even  the  Seeds  of 
these  two  plants  are  so  alike  that  one  sometimes  sows 
Antipathy  when  he  thinks  he  is  sowing  Reciprocation. 

Another  pretty  flower  that  blows  chiefly  in  March 
is  the  Lingerie  Plant  (Frillia  Fluffy  lace  a]  ^  which  makes 
a  pretty  display  at  exposed  corners  during  the  month. 
The  snowy  petals,  with  their  lacelike  edges,  closely 
resemble  those  of  the  white  carnation. 

In  Formal  Gardens,  the  Frillia  is  not  encouraged. 
There  is,  however,  a  variety  known  as  the  Washia, 
or  Monday  Plant  (Laundria  Familiensis),  a  weekly 
bloomer,  common  in  Kitchen  and  Roof  gardens.  It 
is  best  started  in  tubs;  but  when  ready  to  put  out 
requires  strong  poles,  supported  by  which  it  makes 
a  brave  show;  but  unlike  the  Hope  Vine,  it  lasts 
only  for  a  day  or  two  before  drying  up. 


THE    WIND    FLOWER 

Brezia  Varia 
AMORIA  Family. 


THE    OVERDUE    BILLBERRY   PLANT 

Creditoria  Hauntia 
EPISTOLARIA  Family 

A  persistent  and  knoxious  weed  which  should  be  stamped  out  as 
soon  as  it  makes  its  appearance.  Thrives  in  the  vicinity  of  door 
ways  and  letterboxes. 


MTAL 


In  garden  beds  of  every  shape 
He  planted  the  seeds  on  the 
first  of  A  P 


H  EARTICULTURE 


April 


THIS  is  a  very  treacherous  month  for  the  Gar 
dener.  Perhaps  the  most  characteristic  April 
flower  is  the  April  Hope  Plant  (Ancboria  Sanguinia), 
whose  delicate  leaves  begin  to  show  early  in  the 
month.  Though  one  of  the  most  fragile  of  plants  in 
appearance,  it  is  possessed  of  extraordinary  vitality. 
Were  it  not  for  this,  it  would  soon  fall  a  prey  to  a 
capricious  but  rapacious  weed  known  as  the  April- 
foolia-Flirtatia  Mittifolia,  so  called  from  its  mitten- 
shaped  leaves.  This  curious  plant  when  in  full  bloom 
shows  a  heart-shaped  flower,  so  inviting  in  appear 
ance  that  unwary  people  are  seized  with  an  irresist 
ible  desire  to  pluck  it.  Instead  of  the  anticipated 
pleasure,  however,  they  receive  a  sharp,  stinging  sen 
sation,  not  unlike  that  of  a  nettle.  As  with  the  Net 
tle,  too,  if  the  flower  be  firmly  grasped  and  crushed 
in  the  hand,  the  sting  will  be  deadened.  This  plant 
should  be  avoided  by  inexperienced  gardeners.  It 
is  believed  by  some  that  the  sting  caused  by  the 
Flirtatia  Mittifolia  may  be  cured  by  crushing  another 
flower  of  the  species  and  applying  it  to  the  wound 
as  a  counter  irritant.  Another  and  more  reliable  cure 
is  a  plant  called  Newflamea,  which  blooms  in  May. 
The  seed  of  this  beautiful  flower  may  be  sown  in  the 
middle  of  April,  in  sheltered  places.  The  constant 
care  and  attention  which  it  requires  will  be  amply  re 
warded  by  the  beauty  and  fragrance  of  its  blossom, 
which  appears  with  the  first  May  sunshine.  The  seed 
should  be  kept  always  on  hand,  as  it  can,  with  atten 
tion,  be  grown  at  any  time,  and  has  a  wojiderfully 
stimulating  effect  upon  its  admirers. 


APRILFOOLIA 

Jiltia  Mittifolia 

SKIDOO  Family. 

Some  of  the  failures  with  this  plant  have  been  heartbreaking. 


NOTINTHEMONEY 

Dopia  Tipfoolia 

JONAH  Family 

A  trailer.  Considered  unlucky  to  pick  them.  Of  all  the  blooming 
things,  these  are  the  most  discouraging.  From  the  rn^ny  descrip 
tions  of  this  plant  it  seems  a  sort  of  Horse  Chestnut.  Its  color  and 
form  are  bad.  Enthusiasts  have  been  known  to  watch  for  results  for 
years  without  one  plant  showing.  Related  to  the  Hope  Plant. 


ENGAGEMEMT: 


to. 


To. 


"  JTis  spring! " 

tfj  ^7  tender  spray 
Put  out  its  buds  on 
the  first  of 


H  EARTICULTURE 


May 


THE  Gardener  now  begins  to  reap  the  reward  of 
his  toil  of  the  past  few  weeks.  With  the  bright 
blossoms  of  the    Hope  Vines   and  the  Newflamea 
Plant,  the  Garden  already  presents  a  lively  appear 
ance. 

A  Spring  variety  of  the  Aspiration  Vine  (Aspira 
Poetica)  is  also  in  bloom,  and  fills  the  air  with  an  in 
describable  fragrance.  It  is  not  in  any  way  related  to 
the  common  or  garden  Asparagus,  as  the  name  might 
suggest.  The  Aspira  Poetica  is  a  capricious  plant, 
however,  and  few  can  bring  it  to  perfection  ;  for  those 
who  are  unsuccessful  in  its  cultivation  a  substitute 
may  be  found  in  the  familiar  Quotation  Plant  (Eart- 
lettia  Familiaris).  This,  while  lacking  the  freshness 
of  its  Sister  Plant,  is  a  showy  and  reliable  Bloomer 
all  the  year  round.  It  is  a  hardy  flower  ;  any  one  can 
raise  it,  care  only  being  required  in  selection  from 
many  varieties. 

Young  gardeners  should  be  cautioned  against  a 
too  great  display  of  these  plants,  as  some  varieties 
contain  a  powerful  narcotic,  which  often  causes  people 
to  lose  consciousness,  while  in  the  very  act  of  admir 
ing  their  beauty. 


NEWFLAMEA 

Requires  a  good   deal  of  attention,  but   is   usually  a  very 
satisfactory  plant  to  cultivate. 


1 


SPAGETTMENOT 

The  national  flower  of  Italy. 


A  host  of  flowers  of  every  hue 
Began  to  bloom  on  the 

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HEARTICULTURE 

June 


JUNE  is  called  the  month  of  roses.  Quite  the 
commonest  variety  known  to  Hearticulturists  is 
the  Blush  Rose.  This  most  delicate  and  sensitive 
of  all  the  flowers  in  Love's  Garden  has  the  aston 
ishing  power  of  changing  color.  The  faintest  whis 
per  of  a  Spring  Zephyr,  the  hum  of  a  bee,  or  the 
note  of  a  bird  will  cause  it  to  turn  from  an  ivory 
pink  to  the  deepest  crimson.  Care  should  be  taken 
in  the  selection  of  this  variety  of  roses  as  unscrupu 
lous  nurserymen  often  palm  off  on  inexperienced 
customers  a  rank  imitation,  little  better  than  a  weed, 
known  as  the  Common  Rouge  or  Make-up  Plant 
(Pigmentia  Artificialis),  a  variety  of  the  Puff  Blossom. 
The  imposture  may  be  easily  detected,  however,  by 
the  application  of  the  water  test,  a  spray  of  water 
from  a  watering  can  or  hose  causing  the  false  rose  to 
turn  a  chalky  white  color  with  red  streaks. 

Matrimony  is  a  flower  much  cultivated  in  June, 
but  it  is  difficult  to  raise,  and  many  gardeners  refuse 
to  have  anything  to  do  with  it.  Though  the  cata 
logues  advertise  highly,  we  do  not  recommend  it  to 
very  young  gardeners. 


THE    BLUSH    ROSE 

Delicatia  Varia 
MOSTANY  Family. 


COMMUTATION 

OR 

BUNDLE    BEARER   WEED 

Ruralia  Suburbs 
OWN— YouR-OwN-HoME  Family 

In  appearance  this  plant  is  a  sort  of  combination  between  the  Hay- 
seedia  and  the  Storeclothesia.  A  quick  growing  running  vine. 
Trains  everywhere.  To  be  found  all  along  the  railroads.  Very 
plentiful  about  New  York.  Seems  to  flourish  wonderfully  in  little 
hot  houses. 


ENGAGEMENT: 


to. 


The  poor  little  fowers  looked  so  dry 
He  watered  them  'well  on  the 


first  of  J  Y 


H  EARTICULTURE 


July 


THE  Falling-Star  Flowers  and  the  Rocket 
Climbers,  two  well-known  varieties  of  the  Fire- 
wort  family,  make  a  beautiful  show  this  month ; 
the  latter  especially,  which  rapidly  attains  a  great 
height.  The  Firewort  family  are  all  night  bloomers, 
and  related  to  the  Patriotica  Americana.  Great  care 
must  be  taken  in  their  raising  and  plenty  of  room 
allowed  for  their  expansion;  for  if  checked  at  the 
time  of  blooming,  they  are  very  dangerous  and  some 
times  even  fatal  in  their  effect.  Children  especially 
should  never  be  allowed  to  handle  them. 

The  Evening  Chaperon  is  fashionable  and  useful, 
but  like  the  Wallflower  should  be  planted  in  out-of- 
the-way  places,  such  as  the  other  side  of  the  wall  or 
gate. 

Perhaps  there  is  no  more  familiar  or  popular 
summer  annual  than  the  common  or  Garden  Ham 
mock  plant  or  Swingia  (Embracia  Pendulosa).  It  is 
seen  at  its  best  in  the  evening,  often  blooming  late; 
sometimes  it  is  called  the  Night-Blooming  Serious. 
Though  a  composite  flower,  when  at  the  full  the  two 
heads  are  often  so  close  as  to  be  mistaken  for  a  single 
one. 

Another  night-blooming  plant  is  the  Serenade 
vine  (Mandolinia  Nigbtbawlia), —  a  climber  encour 
aged  by  some,  but  regarded  by  others  as  a  nuisance. 
Unlike  other  vines,  it  cannot  stand  wet  weather.  A 
sudden  rain,  the  spray  of  a  hose,  even  a  pitcher  of 
water,  will  choke  it  off  altogether. 


THE    HAMMOCK    VINE 

Sitclosia  Pendulosa 

MOONBEAMIA  Family. 

For  best  results  should  not  be  planted  very  close  together. 


THE    PITCHER    PLANT 

Mittifolia  Curvia 
This  must  not  be  mistaken  for  the 

ICE    PITCHER    PLANT 

Magnicranium 
A  morning  glory. 


EXPERIMENTAL 
WORK 


JVith  a  knife  made  out  of  a  beetle 's  c/aw 
He  trimmed  his  plants  on  the 


HEARTICULTURE 

August 


is  little  work  for  the  Hearticulturist 
JL  in  August.  If  the  Gossip  Weed  and  Scandal- 
wood  have  been  kept  in  check,  the  young  Heart 
Gardener  will  have  ample  time  to  enjoy  the  feast  of 
color  and  sweetness  that  his  labor  and  devotion  have 
earned  for  him. 

The  gayest  note  in  the  color  harmony  of  August 
is  the  Parasolia.  This  beautiful  plant,  which  blooms 
in  every  color  of  the  rainbow,  abounds  in  the  hottest 
weather,  and  like  its  sister  Sunworshipper,  the  Sun 
flower  (whom  the  poet  Moore  has  immortalized), — 

"Turns  to  her  God  when  he  sets 
The  same  glance  that  she  turned  when  he  rose." 

So  faithful,  indeed,  is  the  Parasolia  in  this  respect 
that  a  distinguished  scientist,  formerly  superintend 
ent  of  the  National  Weather  Bureau,  once  confessed 
(in  a  private  interview  printed  confidentially  in  the 
Evening  Post)  that  his  success  in  telling  whether  or 
no  the  sun  were  shining  was  entirely  due  to  his 
watching  the  flowers  of  the  Parasolia. 

At  sunset  the  Parasolia  folds  its  gayly  tinted  petals 
for  the  night,  giving  place  to  that  delicious  variety  of 
Night-Blooming  Serious,  the  Hammock  Plant,  which 
may  be  seen  swaying  gently  in  the  moonlight  often 
far  into  the  night. 


PARASOLIA 

Preservia  Complexionis 

FRIVOLIA   Family. 
Opens  only  when  the  sun  is  shining. 


THE    HONK-WEED 

NOISESOME 

One  of  those  strange  noisesome  car-nervious  plants.  Makes  a  vvei-rd 
sound  when  game  is  in  sight.  Glows  at  night.  A  great  worry  to 
farmers,  as  chickens,  pigs,  and  other  animals  have  been  known  to 
die  from  contact  with  this  plant. 


ENGAGEMENT: 


To  reach  his  fruit  he  had 

to  step 

On  a  fern- leaf  ladder 
the  first  of 


HEARTICULTURE 

September 


A  SLIGHT  falling  off  will  be  noticed  this 
month,  especially  in  the  leaves,  and  the  garden 
will  need  the  most  careful  attention.  The  Engage 
ment  Vines  often  become  very  much  entangled,  so 
that  it  is  hard  to  tell  which  is  which.  Straighten 
ing  them  out  is  a  delicate  operation,  and  in  some 
cases  the  shears  are  necessary. 

The  Heart  Trees  especially  should  be  watched 
this  month,  to  guard  against  blight. 

The  Golf  Plant  (Crawlia  Bragadosia\  a  dull 
though  persistent  creeper,  related  to  the  Gillieflower, 
thrives  well  in  September,  and  indeed  in  all  the 
Autumn  months.  It  is  much  fancied  by  up-to-date 
gardeners.  Like  the  poison  ivy,  it  is  quite  innocu 
ous  to  many  people,  but  to  some  it  is  a  powerful 
irritant,  causing  them  to  break  out  in  the  most  vio 
lent  manner.  From  the  fruit  of  this  plant  is  distilled 
a  strong  stimulant  called  Bogey,  highly  prized  by 
its  cultivators,  but  looked  upon  with  contempt  by 
outsiders,  who  regard  the  Golf  Plant  as  the  greatest 
pest  in  the  vegetable  kingdom. 


THE    RUBBER    PLANT 

Snoopia  Vulgaris 

EYEBULGIA  Family. 

Grows  wild  if  planted  near  a  window. 


THE    PORCH  CLIMBER 

OR 

SECOND    STORY   VINE 

a 

(Note  the  large  size  of  the  Pistils.) 


MENTAL 
WORK 


The  garden  paths  were  completely  blocked 
With  engagement  'nines  on  tin 


H  EARTICULTURE 

October 


THE  Hearticulturist  must  bestir  himself  in  Oc 
tober  if  he  desires  his  garden  to  present  a  bright 
appearance  at  the  end  of  the  season.  He  will  find 
plenty  to  do,  raking  up  the  rapidly  falling  leaves  of 
the  Date  Plant. 

The  withered  Date  Leaves  present  a  mournful 
appearance,  and  all  traces  of  them  should  be  cleaned 
away  as  fast  as  possible,  as  they  impede  the  growth 
of  the  Fall  Engagement  Vine.  These  should  be  well 
covered,  and  together  with  the  more  tender  of  the 
Heart  Trees  taken  into  the  Hot  House  at  the  first 
sign  of  a  Frost. 

Old-fashioned  flowers  like  Yearning  and  Auf- 
weedersehen  or  Absence,  with  their  pensive  autumn 
fragrance  and  soft  colors,  add  much  to  the  beauty 
of  the  October  garden.  Yearning,  however,  though 
a  beautiful  flower,  should  be  well  trimmed  and  kept 
within  bounds,  as  it  has  a  tendency  to  become  wild 
when  left  to  itself,  in  which  state  it  is  a  most  trouble 
some  weed. 


THE    DEADLY   GOSSIP   WEED 

Whisperia  Scandalosia 
BACKBITUS  Family. 
A  knoxious  plant. 


POLICIA 

ONE    OF   THE   FINEST 

A  great  grafter.    Follows  the  Porch  Climber,  but  seldom  appears 
until  it  has  quite  gone.  .      '• 


fc. 


For  fear  of  frosts  he  made  a  stove    ' 
Of  'glow-worm  coals  on  the 
first  of  N  O  V 


HEARTICULTURE 

November 


Heart  Garden  would  be  a  dull  spectacle  in 
JL  the  month  of  November  were  it  not  for  the 
brave  show  of  the  Thanksgiving  Bush  (Overeatia 
Nationalia),  with  its  bright  turkey-red  flower.  This 
together  with  the  Reunion  Plant  (Gatberingea  Famil- 
iensis),  a  species  of  Arborvitte,  of  which  the  Smith- 
ensis  and  Jonesia  are  the  commonest  varieties,  forms 
the  color  scheme  of  the  November  garden.  The 
Reunion  Plant  especially,  with  its  wonderfully  in 
tricate  and  multitudinous  branches,  shows  so  many 
varieties  of  color,  form,  and  scent  as  almost  to  be 
a  garden  in  itself. 

A  much-prized  though  unobtrusive  November 
flower  is  the  Correspondence  Vine  (Epistolaria 
Amoris],  This  vine  flourishes  more  or  less  all  the 
year  round,  but  grows  to  a  great  length  during  the 
late  months  of  the  year.  One  variety,  the  Clandestina 
Epistolaria,  is  especially  shy,  being  rarely  seen  above 
the  ground.  This  is  a  particularly  sweet  variety,  but 
in  Formal  Gardens  it  is  not  encouraged,  as  its  fruit 
is  believed  by  many  to  be  bad  in  taste  and  often 
dangerous  in  its  effect. 


THE   COSEY    CORNIA 

Hot  Air  Plant 

CUDDLE  Family. 

A  sort  of  in-door  variety  of  the  Hammock  Vine. 


ACTORINES 

FRIVOLIA  Family 

An  artificial  plant.  Delicious  when  young.  A  popular  delicacy  for 
late  suppers.  Apt  to  run  wild  and  often  can  be  picked  up  where 
one  least  expects  it.  Usually  rather  expensive  to  cultivate.  Grows 
in  clusters  along  the  road. 


NOTES   OM 
EXPERIMENTAL* 
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When  the  snow  came  down  like  a  soft  white  fleece 
He  potted  his  plants  on  the 


HEARTICULTURE 

December 


THE  Hearticulturist  may  take  his  well-earned 
rest  in  December,  as  the  few  hardy  shrubs  that 
venture  out  this  month  are  well  able  to  take  care  of 
themselves. 

Most  noticeable  of  these  is  the  Marrygold,  a 
dwarf  growth  of  foreign  importation,  and  errone 
ously  supposed  to  be  a  sport  of  the  original  Heart 
Tree.  The  Marrygold  has  a  showy  yellow  flower 
resembling  the  Dandelion,  to  which  many  believe  it 
related,  the  petals  often  taking  the  form  of  a  crown 
or  coronet.  The  leaves  are  covered  with  sharp  sting 
ing  spines  like  those  of  the  Nettle,  and  the  odor  is 
most  pungent.  However,  though  a  disagreeable  plant, 
it  has  nevertheless  a  certain  vogue,  and  serves  to 
enliven  an  otherwise  dull  season. 

It  is  a  relief  to  turn  from  the  pungent  Marrygold 
and  the  vulgar  Push  Vine  to  the  graceful  Puff  Plant 
(PowderminosiaDelicatea).  This  dainty  flower,  though 
not  an  out-door  bloomer,  bears  a  wintry  looking 
blossom  of  snowy  white  with  a  rare  fragrance.  It  is 
an  exquisitely  feminine  flower,  being  often  seen  in 
ornamental  pots  in  boudoirs  or  on  dressing-tables, 
and  is  eagerly  sought  after  by  ladies  at  fashionable 
balls  and  other  gay  functions  of  the  jolly  month  of 
December. 


THE 


A  showy  plant.  Great  for 
and  money  have  been  spent 
a  sleepless  night  in  raising  it. 


POKER  PLANT 

Cardinea 

Hedging.  A  great  deal  of  time 
in  perfecting  this  plant  and  many 
Grows  very  large  in  pots,  but  the 
blossoms  are  sometimes  slow  in  opening  —  sometimes  opened  by 
hand  —  not  advisable,  however,  unless  one  has  a  very  sure  hand  — 
otherwise  it  is  apt  to  prove  an  expensive  experiment.  Grows  in 
great  variety.  In  fact,  it  is  seldom  a  grower  can  produce  three  alike, 
and  if  an  enthusiast  can  show  four  of  a  kind  it  is  something  to  be 
remembered —  sometimes  with  sorrow.  Should  be  taken  in  early  or 
they  will  freeze  out  and  die.  Do  not  touch  with  cold  hands. 


A  Word  at  Parting 

GENTLE  READER : — 

In  bringing  out  this  little  book  we  feel  that  we  are 
doing  a  great  service.  We  know  it  is  needed ;  the  world 
has  needed  it  for  a  long  time.  Adam,  even,  might 
have  been  a  better  gardener  had  this  book  been  avail 
able.  Who  can  say  ?  Perhaps  he  would  not  have  had 
to  give  up  the  old  farm  and  move  away,  had  he  had 
this  Almanac  to  guide  him.  And  then  there  are  Hero 
and  Leander,  Paris  and  Helen,  Abelard  and  Heloise, 
Paolo  and  Francesca,  and  so  many,  many  others  — 
how  different  it  might  all  have  been  had  we  only  pub 
lished  this  little  book  a  few  thousand  years  ago!  We 
are  filled  with  regret.  The  one  consoling  thought  is 
that  we  are  better  fitted  for  the  work  now.  We  are 
older  and  we  think  wiser. 

From  time  to  time,as  we  see  the  need, we  shall  issue 
new  volumes  of  Cupid's  Almanac,  thoroughly  revised 
and  up  to  date  on  all  matters  pertaining  to  Hearticul- 
ture  and  its  kindred  pursuits. 

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